Garza v. Prolithic Energy Co., L.P.

OPINION

Opinion by

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

Vicente Saenz and Inocencia de Saenz executed two separate deeds in favor of J.B. Claypool and Homer P. Lee. The deed in favor of J.B. Claypool is entitled “Royalty Contract,” while the deed in favor of Homer P. Lee is entitled “Mineral Deed.” This appeal challenges a summary judgment construing the mineral and royalty interest language contained in those deeds. The operators of the wells responsible for paying royalties to the appropriate parties interpled the funds and sought a judicial interpretation of the deeds. The trial court construed the…